Music Industry Analysis
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July 24, 2017 – JAY-Z’s ‘4:44’ Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, French Montana Debuts at No. 3
As expected, JAY-Z’s 4:44 notches a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200albums chart. The set, which bowed atop the tally a week ago, earned 87,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 20, according to Nielsen Music. That sum is down 67 percent compared to its bow of 262,000. Click here to read more in Billboard.... Read More
July 20, 2017 – Report: Hip-Hop/R&B Is The Dominant Genre In The U.S. For The First Time
For the first time since Nielsen started measuring music consumption in the United States, rock is no longer the top genre in terms of overall consumption. Instead, the combined genre of R&B and hip-hop has taken the crown, and while the two styles are fairly close to one another when it comes to percentages, the latter has pulled ahead, and it seems like it will continue to distance itself from the competition in the coming months and years.... Read More
July 20, 2017 – YouTube and Latin America are Taking Over the World
Unless you have been on Mars for the last couple of days you will have seen the news that Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ has become the most streamed track in history with 4.6 billion streams. The figure includes a couple of versions of the track (ie the one include a certain Justin Bieber) but is an impressive tally nonetheless. The landmark raises 2 key trends: the role of the Latin American market and the role of streaming.... Read More
July 20, 2017 – Finding the Surge In Summer Radio Listening
Americans are deep into the summer season now, and as the days slowly begin to draw shorter, there’s a lot to examine in Nielsen’s June portable people meter (PPM) insights. Historical precedent has shown that radio listening habits shift during the warmest months of the year—and every year one format grows more during the summer than others. Read more here.... Read More
July 12, 2017 – Youth Movement: Gen Z Boasts the Largest, Most Diverse Media Users Yet
While Millennials continue to grab headlines for their tech-savvy penchant for adopting new technologies and their unique media behaviors, the first-quarter 2017 Nielsen Total Audience Report sheds some much-needed light on the NEXT generation of consumers—Generation Z—as well as how different generations adopt and use established and nascent devices and platforms. Click here to read more.... Read More
July 10, 2017 – Nielsen Canada Music Mid-Year Report 2017
It’s a milestone year for Canada as the nation marked its 150 Anniversary on July 1st. To pay tribute, Nielsen released the Top Canadian Artists, Albums and Songs from the Nielsen Music Canada Era, with Celine Dion being celebrated as the biggest selling artist. Click here to access the report.... Read More
July 10, 2017 – BuzzAngle Music 2017 Mid-Year Canada Report
Overall music consumption for 2017 YTD was up 12.9% over 2016 YTD (22.8 million project units in 2017 YTD vs. 20.2 million album project units in 2016 YTD). Song Consumption for 2017 YTD was up 42.9% over 2016 YTD (149.0 million song project units in 2017 YTD vs. 104.2 million song project units in 2016 YTD). Click here to access the report.... Read More
July 10, 2017 – British Live Market Grows to Generate $5.1 Billion
Britain’s booming live market shows no signs of slowing, with over 30 million people attending concerts and festivals in 2016, up 12 percent on the previous year, according to new research from umbrella organization UK Music. The increase in ticket sales meant that music fans generated £4 billion ($5.1 billion) to the U.K. economy, up 11 percent on 2015’s figure of £3.7 billion. The weakened value of the pound to the dollar does, however, mean that when converted into U.S.... Read More
July 7, 2017 – For the Love of Country
Country music is a truly American phenomenon that has grown immensely popular over the last decade—particularly on the radio. Nielsen’s new Audio Today Report took stock of the top radio formats in America last year, and for the eighth consecutive year, Country came out on top when ranked by share of total listening. According to our analysis, 13.6% of all radio listening in the U.S. went to a Country-formatted station. Read more here.... Read More
July 5, 2017 – 2017 U.S. Music Mid-Year Numbers: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s mid-year sales numbers issued by BuzzAngle Music and Nielsen Music: “Streaming, vinyl and soundtracks are the hot spots thus far in 2017, along with Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar who hold the top two chart positions on both the BuzzAngle Music and Nielsen Music charts for the first half of 2017. Both data providers show overall music consumption on the increase,... Read More
